System and method for voice control of cabinet x-ray systems

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cabinet x-ray incorporating voice command operation for the production of organic and non-organic images. The computing device receives audio data and determines, based on the audio data, a voice-initiated action. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system and method with corresponding apparatus for commanding the cabinet x-ray unit to attain, manipulate and optimize images.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cabinet x-ray system including voice command, the system comprising:
 a cabinet comprising a walled enclosure surrounding an interior chamber, a door configured to cover the interior chamber and a sampling chamber within the interior chamber for containing a specimen; 
 a display; 
 a microphone; 
 an x-ray system in the sampling chamber, the x-ray system including:
 an x-ray source; 
 an x-ray detector; and 
 a specimen platform configured to have the specimen positioned thereon; and 
 
 a controller configured to:
 selectively energize the x-ray source to emit x-rays through the specimen to the x-ray detector; 
 control the x-ray detector to collect a projection x-ray image of the specimen when the x-ray source is energized; 
 selectively display an x-ray image on the display from the projection x-ray image, the x-ray image on the display including a first x-ray image having a first set of image parameters; 
 receive a voice command from the microphone, the voice command including instructions to change the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to a second x-ray image having a second set of image parameters, the second set of image parameters being different from the first set of image parameters; and 
 change the x-ray image on the display different from the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to the second x-ray image having the second set of image parameters. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 1 , wherein the microphone is connected to the controller. 
     
     
       3. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 1 , wherein the voice command includes at least one action word. 
     
     
       4. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 3 , wherein the voice command further includes at least one trigger word. 
     
     
       5. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the at least one trigger word and the at least one action word includes at least one proprietary word. 
     
     
       6. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one proprietary word includes at least one trademark or at least one tradename. 
     
     
       7. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one action word includes at least one verb. 
     
     
       8. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one action word includes zoom in, zoom out, show K view, up one, down one, run animation, stop animation, show center view, show slice view, highlight image, show numbers, hide numbers, clear image, show optical view, hide optical view or go to slice X. 
     
     
       9. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 1 , further including a manual user interface to enter manual-initiated commands to the controller. 
     
     
       10. A cabinet x-ray system including voice command, the system comprising:
 a cabinet defining an interior chamber and an equipment enclosure; 
 a display; 
 a microphone; 
 an x-ray system including:
 an x-ray source positioned in the interior chamber; 
 an x-ray detector positioned in the interior chamber; 
 a specimen platform positioned in the interior chamber and which is a protective cover of and in physical contact with the x-ray detector; and 
 a motion control mechanism positioned in the interior chamber and configured for moving the x-ray source to or along a plurality of positions within the interior chamber relative to the specimen disposed on the specimen platform; and 
 
 a controller positioned in the equipment enclosure and configured to:
 selectively energize the x-ray source to emit x-rays through the specimen to the x-ray detector at selected positions of the x-ray source relative to the specimen such that the isocenter of the emitted x-rays at the selected positions is located at a surface of the x-ray detector; 
 control the x-ray detector to collect a projection x-ray images of the specimen when the x-ray source is energized at the selected positions, wherein one of the projection x-ray images is a two-dimensional x-ray image taken at standard imaging angle of approximately 0°; 
 create a tomosynthetic x-ray image reconstructed from a collection of projection x-ray images; 
 process the collection of the projection x-ray images in the controller into one or more reconstructed tomosynthetic x-ray images representing a volume of the specimen and relating to one or more image planes that are selectively the same or different from that of the two-dimensional x-ray image; 
 selectively display an x-ray image on the display, the x-ray image on the display including at least one of the two-dimensional x-ray image and the one or more reconstructed tomosynthetic x-ray images and a first x-ray image having a first set of image parameters; 
 receive a voice command from the microphone, the voice command including instructions to change the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to a second x-ray image having a second set of image parameters, the second set of image parameters being different from the first set of image parameters; and 
 change the x-ray image on the display from the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to the second x-ray image having the second set of image parameters. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 10 , wherein the microphone is connected to the controller. 
     
     
       12. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 10 , wherein the voice command includes at least one action word. 
     
     
       13. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 12 , wherein the voice command further includes at least one trigger word. 
     
     
       14. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the at least one trigger word and the at least one action word includes at least one proprietary word. 
     
     
       15. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one proprietary word includes at least one trademark or at least one tradename. 
     
     
       16. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one action word includes at least one verb. 
     
     
       17. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one action word includes zoom in, zoom out, show K view, up one, down one, run animation, stop animation, show center view, show slice view, highlight image, show numbers, hide numbers, clear image, show optical view, hide optical view or go to slice X. 
     
     
       18. The cabinet x-ray system including voice command of  claim 10 , further including a manual user interface to enter manual-initiated commands to the controller. 
     
     
       19. A method for manipulating an x-ray image of a cabinet x-ray system using a voice command of a user, wherein the cabinet x-ray system comprises:
 a cabinet comprising a walled enclosure surrounding an interior chamber, a door configured to cover the interior chamber and a sampling chamber within the interior chamber for containing a specimen; 
 a display; 
 a microphone; 
 an x-ray system in the sampling chamber, the x-ray system including:
 an x-ray source; 
 an x-ray detector; and 
 a specimen platform configured to have the specimen positioned thereon; and 
 
 controller configured to:
 selectively energize the x-ray source to emit x-rays through the specimen to the x-ray detector; 
 control the x-ray detector to collect a projection x-ray image of the specimen when the x-ray source is energized; 
 selectively display an x-ray image on the display from the projection x-ray image, the x-ray image on the display including a first x-ray image having a first set of image parameters; 
 receive a voice command from the microphone, the voice command including instructions to change the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to a second x-ray image having a second set of image parameters, the second set of image parameters being different from the first set of image parameters; and 
 change the x-ray image on the display different from the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to the second x-ray image having the second set of image parameters, 
 
 wherein the method comprises:
 controlling the x-ray detector to collect an x-ray image of the specimen when the x-ray source is energized; 
 selectively displaying the first x-ray image having a first set of image parameters on the display; 
 receiving a voice command from the user via the microphone, the voice command including instructions to change the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters to the x-ray image having a second set of image parameters; and 
 changing the first x-ray image having the first set of image parameters on the display to the second x-ray image having the second set of image parameters. 
 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 19 , wherein the voice command includes at least one trigger word and at least one action word.